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Letters/Patent No. 74:,517,i dated .February 18, 1868,

l l Iuraovrn BAG-CLASP.

`'ro ALL WHOMIT MAY CQNGERN:

Be it known that I, EDMUND L. DIGKEY, of Chicago, in the county of Cook,and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful ImprovedBag-Clasp; and Ido herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear,aud exact description of thesame, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, aud-the lettera and figures markedthere`on,rwhich` form p art of this specification.

My said invention consists in a metallic clamp or clasp, which is to beclasped around the end of-a bag iill'ed with grain Yafter the'same hasbeen gathered, as iffor tying with a cord in the ordinary mannerysaidclasp being so constructed that the pressure of the grain, when the bagis in any other than a vertical or upright position, will tend tocompress said clasp, which compression is increased with theincreaseofthe pressure of the grain, rendering it a `secure and reliablefastening, which, however, can 4be readily removed or unclasped whendesired, as is hereinafter'morefully set forth. l To enable thoseskilled in the art to construct and use myfsaid invention, Iwillnow/proceed to describe the same with particularity, making' reference,in so doing, to the aforesaid drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a top viewof my invention unclasped. l

Figure is a similar view when clasped together.

-Figure 3 is a side view thereof when clasped together, and

Figure 4 represents the same applied to use. l

Similar letters of reference in the several gures denote thesame partsof my invention.

A B represent two wires, each forming one half of the clasp, being bentin the form shown, or lany other `which will operate substantially thesame, andbeinghooked together by close link or ring-,connectionsyasshownv at b, forming ajoint at that point as desired, or said joint maybe formedV in any other suitable manner. At the opposite ends of saidwires provisions are made for connecting and disconnecting said wires,by means of an eye or ring, c, and a hook, a, so that theY same maybereadily clasped around the bag, or unclasped therefrom, as desired. Atthe sides of this clasp`,' A B, afi-e formed, bycoiling'the wiresthemselves into the form desired, ears or'lugs C C, bendingrdown, asseen infig. 3, upon which the pressure ofthe grain in the bag comeswhenin'use,

e and thus tends to fold or. press the jaws A'Brof-theclasp together,andthusmorc and more'ti-ghtly compress thehag', asis clearly shown iniig. 4, D representing a -bag filled with grain, and-E that part thereofaround which the cla-sp is applied. l

'If desired, the clasp lherein described' may be made of'mctal, of otherforni than' wires, andthe ears CfCf may be soldered or, welded thereto,and may be of any other form, provided only that they act as aleverage,whereby thepressure onw'eig l l b and the detachable fastening a c maybe formed in any other suitable manner.

In use, to prevent the loss of these clasps, they-may beps'ecurerd tothe bagby any means, as by. a thong, or by being sewed thereto, ifdesired, .provided the manipulation thereofl 'be not thereby impeded.

Having described the construction 'and operation of myinvention, what Iclaim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is'- l wht ofthe grain inthe bag. will compress the clasp as desired.' The hinge or jointV Ametallic bag-clasp, for fastening bags, when constructed :andoperatingsubstantially as andforthe pur.-

pose specified. l

' EDMUND L. DI'CKEY.

Witnesses W. E. MARRs, L. L. COBURN,

